Tafsir
Tafsir of Al-Fath 15
سَيَقُولُ ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا ٱنطَلَقْتُمْ إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأْخُذُوهَا ذَرُونَا نَتَّبِعْكُمْ ۖ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُبَدِّلُوا۟ كَلَـٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَٰلِكُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَسَيَقُولُونَ بَلْ تَحْسُدُونَنَا ۚ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allāh. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allāh say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Hafiz Ibn Kathir · English
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُبَدِّلُواْ كَلَـمَ اللَّهِ
(They want to change Allah's Words), which refers to the promise that Allah gave those who were present at Al-Hudaybiyyah, according to the explanation reported from Mujahid, Qatadah, Juwaybir and which Ibn Jarir preferred. Allah said,
قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَلِكُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ
(Say: "You shall not follow us; thus Allah has said beforehand.") `when He promised the participants of Al-Hudaybiyyah before you asked to join them,'
فَسَيَقُولُونَ بَلْ تَحْسُدُونَنَا
(Then they will say: "Nay, you envy us.") `you do not want us to share the war spoils with you,'
بَلْ كَانُواْ لاَ يَفْقَهُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً
(Nay, but they under- stand not except a little.) the truth is nothing close to what they claimed, but they understand not.
Tafsir text: quran.com and the House of Islam API. · Al-Fath 48:15